Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention challenge all dioceses and congregations to set aside 0.7% of their annual budgets to contribute to international development programs that address the root causes of poverty, ill health, illiteracy, and economic justice; and be it further
Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention welcome and commend micro-credit initiatives, as one way to enable the world-wide Anglican Communion to serve the neediest nations through micro-loan and small business training programs.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 649. |